Döþradagher

Old Swedish Dictionary - döþradagher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "döþradagher" (or døþradagher) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

döþradagher (døþradagher)
dödsdag. " tw math nw haffua gull ok silff til dödradax" Di 288. til dödredagh SJ 340 (1467). Jfr uttrycket til döþra dagha under adj. döper 1.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so döþradagher may have also been written as døþradagher

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • dödre- )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚯᚦᚱᛆᚦᛆᚵᚼᚽᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

Di
Sagan om Didrik af Bern. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1850--54.
SJ
2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
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